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Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Lisbon Bottoms Unit

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Lisbon Bottoms Unit from directly overhead

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Lisbon Bottoms Unit is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. The nearest named place is Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Jameson Island Unit, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 96 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11153, -92.91967

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Boone's Lick State Historic Site: 3.1 mi
  • Arrow Rock State Historic Site: 3.5 mi
  • Stump Island Recreation Park: 8.3 mi
  • Pocket Park: 8.9 mi
  • Pettigrew Park: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 5
  • Arrow Rock Historic Marker: 3.2 mi
  • Miniature Statue of Libery: 11.0 mi
  • Franklin: Mother of the Santa Fe Trail: 11.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 15.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Gum Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Historical Exhibit: 11.9 mi
  • Old MKT Railroad Bridge: 12.9 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Epple Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Central Missouri Cancer Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1116:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283343546473777668564433
Precip in2.02.12.94.44.94.64.44.04.13.42.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Franklin 1W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1035160423

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